The Board of Directors of the Hoover Group Inc. announced that Paul Lewis has joined Hoover Container Solutions Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Kenneth Lauffer, Business Unit Director – Adhesives, of Arizona Chemical Co. LLC, has joined the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) Board of Directors.

BYK Additives & Instruments has opened a laboratory in Dubai.

Robert Taylor, President of AkzoNobel’s North American Decorative Paints business, has been nominated to the American Coatings Association’s (ACA) Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Taylor will serve a three-year term ending in April 2015.

Kemira Oyj has posted results for the fourth quarter of 2011, reporting revenue of EUR 543.3 million, compared to EUR 546.6 in 2010.

Linetec, an independent architectural finisher, has named Jeffrey A. Fochs Jr. as a new Associate.

Dr. Benny D. Freeman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2012.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently conveyed a message to the staffs of Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) stating that the U.S. Senate should find a bipartisan solution to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, opened its first sales office in Sri Lanka on January 20, 2012.

At a ceremony attended by guests from business and political arenas, Dr. Martina Flöel, spokesperson for the Executive Board of Oxea, laid the cornerstone for a new Oxea production plant, the Carboxylic Acid Plant 3.